Access to basic services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to basic services was 99.8 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.8
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
125th
of 214 countries
All-time high
100
in 2021
All-time low
96.9
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to basic services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 99.8 for access to basic services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Costa Rica peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.9, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 125th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to basic services in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.9 | — |
| 2001 | 98.2 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 98.5 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.7 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.1 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.4 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.2 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.5 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.6 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.4 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8 | -0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 99.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100, 100% of the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 99.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.74 | 96.9 | 99.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.46 | 99 | 99.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.94 | 99.8 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Costa Rica?
- Access to basic services in Costa Rica was 99.8 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to basic services?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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